All 16 Uses of
grave
in
The Man of the Forest
- But Dale was grave.†
Chpt 3
- Dale spread out his big hands and looked gravely at Helen and then at Bo.†
Chpt 5
- Dale appeared startled out of his gravity, and surprised, then pleased.†
Chpt 5
- "What do you expect?" questioned Helen, gravely.†
Chpt 9
- She had been rendered grave and thoughtful.†
Chpt 10
- "We walked every step of the way, and was lucky to get down at that," responded Dale, gravely.†
Chpt 12
- And Dale's rare smile changed his gravity.†
Chpt 12
- In Helen's grave gaze his face changed swiftly—and all the serried years of toil and battle and privation showed, with something that was not age, nor resignation, yet as tragic as both.†
Chpt 14
- "I think you made a great mistake," said Helen, gravely.†
Chpt 16
- No longer did she hold doubt of the gravity of the situation.†
Chpt 16
- CHAPTER XVII
When spring came at last and the willows drooped green and fresh over the brook and the range rang with bray of burro and whistle of stallion, old Al Auchincloss had been a month in his grave.†
Chpt 17
- Assuredly Carmichael had been somber and reticent enough to rouse the gravest fears.†
Chpt 18
- Fellars, it ain't funny," declared Anson, with pathetic gravity.†
Chpt 22
- "Shore, thet must be it," agreed Jim Wilson, gravely.†
Chpt 23
- "But, child," she protested, half angry, half grave.†
Chpt 26
- When the preacher stood up again and raised the couple from their kneeling posture, it seemed that a grave and solemn personage had left him.
Chpt 26 *grave = serious and solemn
Definition:
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(grave as in: Her manner was grave.) serious and/or solemnThe exact meaning of this sense of grave can depend upon its context. For example:
- "This is a grave problem," or "a situation of the utmost gravity." -- important, dangerous, or causing worry
- "She was in a grave mood upon returning from the funeral." -- sad or solemn
- "She looked me in the eye and gravely promised." -- in a sincere and serious manner